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Canindeyú | |
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| Etymology:Guarani:Kaninde ju (blue-and-yellow macaw) | |
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| Coordinates:24°1′S54°20′W / 24.017°S 54.333°W /-24.017; -54.333 | |
| Country |  Paraguay |
| Capital | Salto del Guairá |
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| • Governor | Nelson Martínez (ANR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,677 km2 (5,667 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 191,114 |
| • Density | 13.021/km2 (33.725/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-03 (PYT) |
| ISO 3166 code | PY-14 |
| Number of Districts | 10 |
Canindeyú (Spanish pronunciation:[kanindeˈʝu]) is adepartment inParaguay. The capital is the city ofSalto del Guairá.[1]Canindeyú comes from the Guarani words Kaninde - macaw; ju - yellow,blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).
The department is divided in 16 districts:
The eastern part of Canindeyu is very green; mostly rolling hills and soy bean farms. A fair portion of the population consists of Brazilian immigrants.
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